Bandeira / Vila de Bandeira / Manduas / Mandoas
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07872BAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Parish church of San Tirso de Mánduas
Font Location in Church: [the font is reported ca.2001 at the house of Elías de Marrás]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Thyrsus [aka Tirso] [attributes: bucksaw, cudgel]
Church Address: 36570 Manduas, Pontevedra, Spain
Site Location: Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the PO-6502, in the municipality and 9 km NNW of Silleda
Ecclesiastic Region: Diócesis de Lugo
Font Notes:
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The baptismal font from the Iglesia Parroquial de San Tirso de Mánduas, in Bandeira, is reported in the house of Elías de Marrás [source: www.bandeira.org/historia]. The church itself dates from 1171 and the font is probably from about the same date.
COORDINATES
UTM: 29T 559469 4731863
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 42.736978, -8.273484
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 42° 44′ 13.12″ N, 8° 16′ 24.54″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone